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Provision of the Aspire Education Programme within the City of Newport

Newport City Council · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 23:15.

Opportunity overview

This Contracts Details Notice is to inform the market that Newport City Council has issued a direct award to Newport Live to deliver the Aspire Education Programme. . The Aspire Education Programme delivered by Newport Live in their own community venues, including use of sport venues, provides pre-16 learning and educational opportunities to young people from Year 10 and Year 11 from three high schools across the city who are at risk of becoming NEET (young people not in education, employment or training. The current high schools are Lliswerry High School, Llanwern High School and The John Frost High School. The programme will be expanded to include Newport High School as from 1 April 2025. The community venues accommodate up to 12 pupils from each high school at any one time, with a current total of 36 places available on a rolling programme which will expand to 48 when Newport High School commence to use the service. There is a variety of bespoke provision delivered from each individual Aspire school site to support the individual needs of learners who require specialist support. The contract will be for a 3 year period commencing on 1 April 2025 with a possible extension of 2 years years to offer stability and consistency to young people who use it and will allow for the development of the market to increase supplier interest in tendering in the future. The extension of a possible 2 years will only be granted after the market has been reviewed, whether funding is available and a review of contract management

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Newport Live

Match pending…
Published award value
£2.6m
Awarded
19 Mar 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PGDW-6786-BPVN
Location
Newport, UKL21, NP19 4RA, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
NCC-2024-02351
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Newport Live, in a very limited market within Newport, has the knowledge and experience to deliver this service within their own premises in the areas that the pupils live. The continuation of the service with them will provide consistency to pupils who attend to ensure that their educational needs are met hey do not

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PWLP-4583-NQGG
Name
Newport City Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKL21
Country
GB
Locality
Newport
Postal Code
NP20 4UR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Civic Centre

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Entry 2
Id
GB-WLS
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Description
Welsh devolved regulations apply

Identifier

Id
PWLP-4583-NQGG
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Joanne James
Telephone
+441633987782
Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PGDW-6786-BPVN
Name
Newport Live

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKL21
Country
GB
Locality
Newport
Postal Code
NP19 4RA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Regional Pool & Tennis Centre, Newport International Sports Village

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
sme
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
PGDW-6786-BPVN
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Telephone
+1633 656757

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
19 Mar 2025, 00:00
Title
Provision of Aspire Education Programme within Newport
Status
active
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKL21
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKL21
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKL21
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKL21
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
80200000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Secondary education services

Value

Amount
2,600,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
3,120,000

Options

Description
Additional placements maybe required by the named High Schools and other High Schools within Newport may wish to procure the service.

Renewal

Description
A possible extension of 2 years from 1 April 2028 will only be granted after the market has been reviewed, whether funding is available and a review of contract management.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
010089-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
19 Mar 2025, 10:59
Entry 2
Id
010228-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
19 Mar 2025, 16:37
Entry 3
Id
010235-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
19 Mar 2025, 16:46

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PGDW-6786-BPVN
Name
Newport Live

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
31 Mar 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2030, 23:59

Standstill Period

Ends
28 Mar 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Provision of the Aspire Education Programme within the City of Newport
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
31 Mar 2025, 00:00
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes

Value

Amount
2,600,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
3,120,000

Period

Ends
31 Mar 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2030, 23:59

Options

Description
Additional placements maybe required by the named High Schools and other High Schools within Newport may wish to procure the service.

Renewal

Description
A possible extension of 2 years from 1 April 2028 will only be granted after the market has been reviewed, whether funding is available and a review of contract management.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
014336-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
10 Apr 2025, 14:53

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Newport · UKL21 · NP20 4UR · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04eeed-2025-04-10T14:53:40+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·